Python

Resources on Python for Geophysicists

Free general Python online courses/tutorials/lecture:

• Codeacademy (Beginner's level)
• Scipy lectures
• Udacity
• Enthought (free for those in academia)

Recommended free Python distribution download:

• Anaconda

Additional links and materials:

• IRIS short course materials
• Programming: Pick up Python. A powerful programming language with huge community support.

Useful packages:

• Obspy (tutorial) open-source project dedicated to provide a Python framework for processing seismological data
• Obspy (homepage)
• Live Jupyter notebooks for seismology

Books:

• A free book on Python for Scientists is available
• A Whirlwind Tour of Python free O'Reilly report that provides a brief yet comprehensive introduction to Python for engineers, researchers, and data scientists who are already familiar with another programming language
• Effective computation in Python
• Python Data Science Handbook

Blogs:

• jakevdp

On Twitter:

• @**swcarpentry**
• @**SciPyConf**